Living
The city mouse Jives in a house;—
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
The city mouse Jives in a house;—
The garden mouse lives in a bower,
He’s friendly with the frogs and toads,
And sees the pretty plants in flower.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “The city mouse Jives in a house;—.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/94/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “The city mouse Jives in a house;—.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/94/.
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